Camerarius, Symbolorum & emblematum centuriae tres, [Heidelberg], 1605, French armorial calf

Camerarius, Joachim. Joachimi Camerarii Medici. V. Cl. Symbolorum et emblematum centuriae tres. I. Ex herbis & stirpibus. II. Ex animalibus quadrupedibus. III. Ex volatilibus & insectis. Editio secunda, auctior & accuratior. Accessit noviter Centuria IV. Ex aquatilibus & reptilibus. Cum figuris aeneis. [Heidelberg]: Gotthard Vögelin, 1605

First collected edition, with all four parts of Camerarius's emblems based on the natural world, including plants, quadrupeds, birds, reptiles and sea creatures, which were originally published separately between 1590 and 1604 (see lot 471).

4to (189 x 145 mm). Roman and italic type, 31 lines plus headline. collation: A⁴ )(² A-Z⁴ a-b⁴ c² A-Z⁴ a-c⁴ A-Z⁴ a-c⁴ d² )(⁴ A-Z⁴ a-b⁴ c²: 421 leaves (of 422, without blank leaf d2 at end of third part, with blank leaf c2 at end of fourth part, first two quires misbound between parts 3 and 4). Four engraved title-pages, engraved roundel illustrations by Hans Sibmacher, woodcut initials.

binding: Contemporary (French?) tan calf (197 x 153 mm), central gilt armorial within a wreath, flat spine gilt. (Extremities slightly rubbed, joints neatly repaired.)

provenance: Paris, 9 April 1670, inscription on first title-page, and "Pa Moray" at end — Levenside, printed booklabel (perhaps Levenside House, near Dumbarton). references: Landwehr, Germanic Emblem Books 166; Nissen BBI 312 & ZBI 793; VD17 23:283566N